Novikoff arrives as Cubs seek lift in key NL stretch
AP Sports write up notes Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds struggle in the National League as they face pivotal week actions. Cubs introduce Lou Novikoff against New York Giants while Reds chase improvement after mixed results and stranded runners. Bruins slump despite strong play. league leaders Brooklyn and St Louis battle for top spot.
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Dempsey Divorce Trial Opens With Accusations
In White Plains New York authorities expect a crowd as the divorce trial of Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams Dempsey begins in supreme court. Dempsey now a coast guard lieutenant commander accuses Williams Dempsey of misconduct with Lew Jenkins and Benny Woodall. Williams Dempsey counters with misconduct by Dempsey involving an unnamed woman. Custody of their children Joan eight and Barbara six is at stake alongside alimony and attorney fees.
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Nats Sign Gomez For Relief Work
Vernon Lefty Gomez, released by the Boston Braves, signed with the Washington Senators as a relief pitcher for the remainder of the 1943 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. Gomez had been dropped by the New York Yankees earlier in the year.
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Net Bosses Aim To Make Their Sport Popular
The U S Lawn Tennis Association pushes tennis growth through public parks and high school coaching. About 1 500 high schools now have coaches to teach technique and footwork. Philadelphia leads with planned ten clinics in public schools as part of expanding access to the game.
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Ohio State Loses Baseball Mentor
Ohio State University loses its baseball coach Tippy Dye who joins the armed services. Dye, a former star in football basketball and baseball, reports at Chapel Hill as a naval officer. His team has gone four and one in the conference and faces Purdue in a two game series June 11 and 12 to crown the Big Ten.
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Bud and Walt Softball Fall to George's Buffet
Bud and Walt lost to George's Buffet of Iowa City 13 to 8 in extra innings at North Liberty on Sunday. Ray Sullivan pitched for the winners, with Schieve catching. Leo Tesar and Les LeGrand pitched for Bud and Walt, with John Tesar catching.
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Unlikely Cornell Grinnell Hoops Tale Surfaces Again
The column recalls a disputed game where Grinnell supposedly beat Cornell 31 to 1 in an era with one free throw shooter. Cornell coaches and players deny the match, while a Cornell sub and the coach Sherm Finger assert the game occurred, creating a long contested legend.
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Boxing Roundup of Scores From Cities Across The Nation
The report lists multiple boxing results with fighters and outcomes in cities including Philadelphia Los Angeles New York Baltimore Holyoke Newark Trenton Providence Hartford Chicago and Detroit. Notable results feature Maxie Shapiro beaten by Armstrong and Alf Brown knocked out by Lenn Murray with other decisions and knockouts across the country.
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Weather Delays Iowa High School Baseball Tournament
Unseasonable weather forced postponement of the Iowa State high school baseball tourney. Four games move to Wednesday at 9 00 and 10 30 with semifinals in the afternoon. Corwith and Moneta, two of the smallest schools, reached the semifinals. Montour is coached by Miss Laverabelle Farrow after the school failed to find a baseball mentor.
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Cubs suspend Cavarretta after pushing umpire
Chicago Cubs name rookie first baseman to replace Phil Cavarretta who was fined 100 dollars and suspended five days after a dispute with Umpire Lou Jorda in Boston. Ford Frick NL president wired Cubs about the incident and the ejection in the ninth inning.
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Yankees Suffer Through Harsh Western Swing After Cleveland Series
The New York Yankees endured a brutal western swing losing six of seven, including a three-game sweep by the Cleveland Indians. Pitching woes and weather disruptions slowed their return from a lengthy lead as Joe Gordon struggled while McCarthy urged resilience and a quick recovery.
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